Tires (Falls)
Tire recall 80T-023. NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Nov 13, 1980.
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The short answer
NHTSA received COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO.’s report on Nov 13, 1980. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The notice gives no hazard in a field of its own.
TIRES MAY DEVELOP FLEX BREAKS IN THE LOWER SIDEWALL AREA WHEN OVERLOADED OR UNDERINFLATED.
CONTINUED USE MAY RESULT IN THE PLY CORDS BREAKING WITH SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF AIR FROM THE TIRE.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Tires.
What should you do?
DEALER WILL REPLACE RECALLED TIRES AND MOUNT THEM WITHOUT CHARGE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RECALL NOTIFICATION.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: VEHICLE CATEGORY: TRUCKS.SYSTEM: TIRES; FALLS MASTERCRAFT PREMIUM, SIZE 10.00-20.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: LOSS OF AIR MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL ANDAN ACCIDENT.NOTE: THE POSSIBLITY OF TIRE FAILURE WILL BE REDUCED BY MAINTAINING PROPER AIRPRESSURE. DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SHOULD BE AVOIDED UNTIL TIRES ARE REPLACED.DOT ID NUMBERS: UP2JFCJ280 THRU 340.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 547 tires potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Falls 100020Built from Jul 1, 1980 to Aug 1, 1980
Who is recalling it?
- Made by COOPER TIRE & RUBBER CO..
NHTSA, Recalls flat file before 2010. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which tires, by their DOT codes: the range is in the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site, not in this file. Check the code on your tire’s sidewall against it.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file before 2010 (FLAT_RCL_PRE_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.